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Hungary’s Clampdown on Migrants and Migrant Rights Defenders and the Anti-Soros Legislation Package
In 2018, Hungary enforced a legislation package, called Anti-Soros, which included several pieces of legislation restricting the rights of asylum seekers and criminalizing ...
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French lawmakers divided: menstrual leave proposal hits roadblock in national assembly
France promotes telecommuting and additional day off for women experiencing painful periods, but rejected a proposed law granting...
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Chief Executive of Hong Kong Abandons Fake News Legislation Amidst Press Freedom Concerns
On April 2023, Hong Kong's Chief Executive, John Lee, shifted away from plans to enact fake news legislation, prioritising other legislative...
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Transgender Rights: Hong Kong’s New ID Policy in Violation of the Right to Bodily Integrity and Privacy
The Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal deemed mandatory gender-affirming surgery unconstitutional, but updated regulations still require...
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Human Rights Watch calls on Burundian Government to respect free speech in the country
Through a press release on 26 May 2021, Human Rights Watch, an international human rights organisation, called for the end of abusive prosecutions ...
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17 Migrants Drown off the Tunesian Coast
Every year, thousands of migrants make their way to the African coast in the Mediterranean, to countries such as Tunisia and Libya, which ...
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Saudi Arabia: Yemeni Workers at Risk of Mass Forced Returns
Since July 2021, Saudi authorities started to terminate or not renew employment contracts of Yemeni professionals, threatening them of forced return to the ...
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GHRD Interview with Brazilian expert about the Inter-American system of human rights
Prof. Siddharta is a professor of Constitutional Law and Human Rights at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), a visiting professor ...
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A Further Step towards an Illiberal Europe: Italy Did Not Sign the EU Declaration on LGBTQI Persons
12-04-2024 Innocenti Chiara Human Rights and Europe Team, Global Human Rights Defence. Italy, May 17, 2024 – On Friday, Italy refused to ...
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Suspicious Censorship for Italian Writer Criticising the Government
Italian writer Antonio Scurati accuses Rai of censorship after his monologue for National Liberation Day was removed from the show's...